Are Ants ok?

[mimi13chan]

One day I was walking out captured a huge black ant and let my fish eat him
NOW question is , Is it ok to feed my fish/Gouramis ants from the outdoors? or should i just go buy treats?

 

[dana307]

dunno. interesting question. guess they would eat them in the wild but the question is what if they don't eat it right away and it manages to climb out? Have to be careful with crickets the same way...... they can climb out and away!

 

[beaver8888]

i think its ok but yes there is a chance its going to get out and abut your hole house but if you stay there and watch the fish eat it i think its ok i would not think ants are very dangerous but then again im not a pro when it comes to ants or anything but i doubt it would harm your fish but you never know

 

[FroggyFox]

Mine ate a spider who fell in the tank...they haven't died yet so I'm assuming it would be fine BUT just be careful that you haven't sprayed pesticides recently or anything...I would be scared that something the insect ate would harm the fish who eats it.

 

[420Loach]

im pretty sure that fish in the wild eat any kind of bugs they can get, so i wouldnt worry too much about ants. like froggy said, make sure you havent sprayed any chemicals around where you found them.

 

[smalltank99]

that is probably not a great idea because even if your neibors put pesticide chips or spray down that will definently kill your fish, but you should see them carrying the chips.

 

[ducksarefun]

yea, i wouldnt feed any small animals insects from outside. pesticides etc can kill them. if you wanted to feed them live insects it would be better to raise them or buy some from a pet store.

 

[lilsilkk1112]

I don't think ants are strong enough to survive the pesticide in the first place.

I'm assuming if you catch an alive ant, you'd be fine. A dead one, and yes, it very well could have died from chemicals and be poisoned...

 

[colesea]

Be careful. Ants are wingless relatives of wasps, and also carry a venom with which to defend themselves, aka formic acid. It is usually not avised to feed any animal, reptile or fish, ants, due to their unknown ability to digest formic acid. It does make some animals sick.
~~Colesea